Croatians Approve EU Accession in Test of the Bloc’s Lure

Croatians approved becoming the European Union’s 28th member, overcoming concern that accession would erode sovereignty, in a test of the bloc’s lure amid a sovereign-debt crisis.

With all ballots counted, 66 percent approved proceeding toward entry, expected July 2013, the Electoral Board in Zagreb said today. EU members must still ratify the move.